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Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:27:24 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1HERE maps for Android updated, leaves Betahttp://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-for-android-updated-leaves-beta-12368815/
http://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-for-android-updated-leaves-beta-12368815/#commentsThu, 12 Feb 2015 19:14:24 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=368815This week the folks behind the app HERE - from the ol' Nokia crew - have update their app directly out of Beta mode. This means it's the first full release of the HERE maps app for Android and prepared to be truly worthy of the 3-million downloads its already received. Users are invited to check out improved routing, new … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-for-android-updated-leaves-beta-12368815/feed/0Ford might just move the driver, not go driverlesshttp://www.slashgear.com/ford-might-just-move-the-driver-not-go-driverless-23366010/
http://www.slashgear.com/ford-might-just-move-the-driver-not-go-driverless-23366010/#commentsFri, 23 Jan 2015 20:51:44 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=366010Ford's new Palo Alto research center may have driverless cars on the menu, but technology shifting the human driver from the car to across the country might be closer to primetime if engineers have their way. Virtual valets and remotely-piloted car sharing schemes could take advantage of increasingly electrified cars and faster LTE networks, Ford's Mike Tinskey explained to me, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/ford-might-just-move-the-driver-not-go-driverless-23366010/feed/0This is Mercedes-Benz’s new self-driving carhttp://www.slashgear.com/this-is-mercedes-benzs-new-self-driving-car-05362391/
http://www.slashgear.com/this-is-mercedes-benzs-new-self-driving-car-05362391/#commentsTue, 06 Jan 2015 04:39:32 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=362391A lounge on wheels, an obscenely luxurious pod that drives itself, or just the F 015 Luxury in Motion: whatever you want to call it, Mercedes-Benz's new autonomous car is certainly striking. Revealed during the company's CES 2015 keynote, the vast sedan takes a less-than typical approach to driving - and makes an argument for why the best days of … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/this-is-mercedes-benzs-new-self-driving-car-05362391/feed/0Nokia’s HERE Maps arrive on Google Play, coming to iOS in early 2015http://www.slashgear.com/nokias-here-maps-arrive-on-google-play-coming-to-ios-in-early-2015-10358979/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokias-here-maps-arrive-on-google-play-coming-to-ios-in-early-2015-10358979/#commentsWed, 10 Dec 2014 15:30:31 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=358979You know Nokia the handset maker, but are you familiar with Nokia the services provider? After dislodging their hardware division and shuffling it off toward Redmond and Microsoft, Nokia has become a services company first, hardware (distant) second. One of their more fascinating and profound services for consumers is HERE, a Maps app that is putting the rest of the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokias-here-maps-arrive-on-google-play-coming-to-ios-in-early-2015-10358979/feed/0Nokia’s Future Explained Simplyhttp://www.slashgear.com/nokias-future-explained-simply-18356063/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokias-future-explained-simply-18356063/#commentsTue, 18 Nov 2014 18:18:08 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=356063Does Microsoft own Nokia? Is Nokia ever going to make another smartphone? Will Nokia start making Android phones and tablets in the near future? What we're about to do is set the record straight on a few key points about the Nokia brand - where they are, what happened with Microsoft, and where they're going in the near future. It's … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokias-future-explained-simply-18356063/feed/0Nokia: What’s in the box?http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-whats-in-the-box-17355799/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-whats-in-the-box-17355799/#commentsMon, 17 Nov 2014 15:51:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=355799Tomorrow Nokia is set to have an event. They're going to reveal something that either is inside a box like you see here, or IS the box itself. If it IS the box, we're likely looking at something for the living room. Something like a smart TV box that'll take on the likes of Apple TV and Amazon's Fire TV. … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-whats-in-the-box-17355799/feed/0Self-healing maps could solve autonomous cars’ big problemhttp://www.slashgear.com/self-healing-maps-could-solve-autonomous-cars-big-problem-04353821/
http://www.slashgear.com/self-healing-maps-could-solve-autonomous-cars-big-problem-04353821/#commentsTue, 04 Nov 2014 17:26:13 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=353821Nokia's HERE team is working toward a self-healing mapping system for autonomous cars, tackling the thorny issue of rapidly out-of-date navigation data by giving self-driving vehicles the intelligence to cook up their own HD maps. With cold water liberally poured on Google's self-driving cars recently given the relatively minimal area within which they can roam, questions have been raised over … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/self-healing-maps-could-solve-autonomous-cars-big-problem-04353821/feed/0Microsoft finally settles on “Microsoft Lumia” namehttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-finally-settles-on-microsoft-lumia-name-22351895/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-finally-settles-on-microsoft-lumia-name-22351895/#commentsWed, 22 Oct 2014 09:10:01 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=351895One chapter of Microsoft's, and Nokia's, mobile history is finally drawing to a close. After a bit of guessing and speculation on what Microsoft plans to do to unify its mobile branding, Nokia's, or rather Microsoft's, French Facebook page gave an unambiguous hint as to what the company has decided to call its smartphone brand, and it won't Microsoft Nokia … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-finally-settles-on-microsoft-lumia-name-22351895/feed/4HERE maps now on Android to take on Googlehttp://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-now-on-android-to-take-on-google-21351673/
http://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-now-on-android-to-take-on-google-21351673/#commentsTue, 21 Oct 2014 14:24:58 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=351673What once was only a Nokia joint in HERE maps comes now to Samsung smartphones, then to Android devices in general. Back in the day Nokia purchased Navteq, then they created their own HERE mapping division, then they became one of the most radical map-making groups outside of Google. Now they’ve gone bigger than they’ve ever been before. With a … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-now-on-android-to-take-on-google-21351673/feed/9Nokia HERE Maps arrives on Galaxy smartphoneshttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-arrives-on-galaxy-smartphones-08349701/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-arrives-on-galaxy-smartphones-08349701/#commentsWed, 08 Oct 2014 13:40:33 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=349701Nokia HERE's Maps app for Android has gone live for Samsung smartphone users, bringing a Google Maps alternative with full offline navigation support and more. The app, based on HERE's Windows Phone software, supports regular and satellite mapping, live traffic reports using data pulled from the 24/7 monitoring team at HERE Traffic, public transportation information for a number of cities, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-arrives-on-galaxy-smartphones-08349701/feed/12HERE Maps hands-on: Google & Apple should be worriedhttp://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-hands-on-google-apple-should-be-worried-01348519/
http://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-hands-on-google-apple-should-be-worried-01348519/#commentsWed, 01 Oct 2014 14:04:35 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=348519For a long time, Nokia HERE Maps has been Windows Phone's secret ace card. The quiet star of Lumia - and perhaps the most interesting part of Nokia now that Microsoft has its phone division - the app's free offline navigation and comprehensive traffic data service has made it a hit among users. Now liberated from its Windows Phone blinkers, … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/here-maps-hands-on-google-apple-should-be-worried-01348519/feed/21Microsoft Nokia rebranding has begunhttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-nokia-rebranding-has-begun-03344535/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-nokia-rebranding-has-begun-03344535/#commentsWed, 03 Sep 2014 22:07:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=344535The change is now! Microsoft has begun changing the names of Nokia apps in their Lumia smartphones to ones more suitable for their slightly less Nokia-branded universe. While we don’t expect a press release on the subject, we will see a whole lot more Microsoft before the week is through. Tomorrow, for example, Microsoft will be bringing an event to … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-nokia-rebranding-has-begun-03344535/feed/2Look out Google: HERE Maps for iPhone and Android incominghttp://www.slashgear.com/look-out-google-here-maps-for-iphone-and-android-incoming-03344438/
http://www.slashgear.com/look-out-google-here-maps-for-iphone-and-android-incoming-03344438/#commentsWed, 03 Sep 2014 16:57:04 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=344438Nokia's HERE mapping app is coming to iPhone and all Android devices, a native app to take on Google Maps and Apple Maps as the Finnish firm refocuses on software and services. The HERE Maps app follows a deal with Samsung to put the navigation system onto Tizen-powered smartwatches, complete with offline maps and turn-by-turn instructions for driving, walking, and … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/look-out-google-here-maps-for-iphone-and-android-incoming-03344438/feed/15You’re overestimating Google’s driverless carshttp://www.slashgear.com/youre-overestimating-googles-driverless-cars-01343824/
http://www.slashgear.com/youre-overestimating-googles-driverless-cars-01343824/#commentsMon, 01 Sep 2014 19:00:55 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=343824Never tested in snow or heavy rain, potentially ignoring police, and confused into swerving by crumpled newspaper: Google's self-driving cars face more than a few lingering problems before they're truly ready for the road. The search behemoth's plans to start tests of its control-free "pods" out in public had already collided with California's DMV, which demanded that at least rudimentary … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/youre-overestimating-googles-driverless-cars-01343824/feed/2Samsung HERE for Android deal sidelines Googlehttp://www.slashgear.com/samsung-here-for-android-deal-sidelines-google-29343383/
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-here-for-android-deal-sidelines-google-29343383/#commentsFri, 29 Aug 2014 11:15:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=343383Samsung has cut a deal with HERE, the Nokia navigation provider, to release HERE for Android, an alternative to Google Maps. We'd noted the HERE-powered turn-by-turn navigation on the Samsung Gear S yesterday, but at the time the significance of the software and services agreement wasn't quite clear: this is Samsung doing its level best to oust Google, and affects … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-here-for-android-deal-sidelines-google-29343383/feed/11Talking cars: How the US government wants to make V2V the lawhttp://www.slashgear.com/talking-cars-how-the-us-government-wants-to-make-v2v-the-law-18341634/
http://www.slashgear.com/talking-cars-how-the-us-government-wants-to-make-v2v-the-law-18341634/#commentsMon, 18 Aug 2014 18:35:01 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=341634The US government plans to mandate cars that can talk with each other, proposing wireless intercommunication between moving vehicles that will warn drivers of potential crashes and other perils that they might not ordinarily have spotted. Dubbed V2V or "vehicle to vehicle", the system could lead to more than a thousand road deaths from intersection collisions a year, the NHTSA … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/talking-cars-how-the-us-government-wants-to-make-v2v-the-law-18341634/feed/5Nokia Lumia 635 Reviewhttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-lumia-635-review-20337565/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-lumia-635-review-20337565/#commentsSun, 20 Jul 2014 23:15:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=337565The Nokia Lumia 635 takes everything that made the Nokia Lumia 520 a winner and gives it a boost. It remains one of the cheapest Windows Phone 8 devices, now coming with Windows Phone 8.1 and the newest Nokia software, along with a look and feel that creates a powerful value proposal. Should you just buy last year’s model on … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-lumia-635-review-20337565/feed/15Nokia HERE grabs Medio for context-savvy navigationhttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-grabs-medio-for-context-savvy-navigation-12333291/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-grabs-medio-for-context-savvy-navigation-12333291/#commentsThu, 12 Jun 2014 16:03:30 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=333291Nokia's HERE division won't be happy until its maps are the navigation equivalent of Skynet, with news that it's acquiring predictive analytics specialist Medio for the next generation of "cognitive mapping." Medio's technology will be baked into HERE Maps to deliver real-time personalization, so that drivers, pedestrians, and others using the apps will get relevant suggestions - whether that's somewhere … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-grabs-medio-for-context-savvy-navigation-12333291/feed/0Why would you want a Google Project Tango tablet?http://www.slashgear.com/why-would-you-want-a-google-project-tango-tablet-05332291/
http://www.slashgear.com/why-would-you-want-a-google-project-tango-tablet-05332291/#commentsThu, 05 Jun 2014 20:50:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=332291Google’s Project Tango is gradually graduating from lab to the real world, with Google’s ATAP team responsible for the 3D mapping technology partnering with NVIDIA for a new developer tablet. Thing is, $1,024 is a whole lot to spend, even for a developer device that can see the world in unprecedented detail. So, why exactly would you need a Project … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/why-would-you-want-a-google-project-tango-tablet-05332291/feed/2Nokia HERE grabs Desti for smart predictive travelinghttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-grabs-desti-for-smart-predictive-traveling-30331162/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-grabs-desti-for-smart-predictive-traveling-30331162/#commentsFri, 30 May 2014 16:38:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=331162Nokia's HERE division has snapped up Desti, promising to add artificial intelligence to its future maps to help travelers get exactly the type of hotels, restaurants, and other POIs they want, whether it be for family trips or business. Desti - spun-off from the same team responsible for coming up with Siri - is a search engine for travel, using … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-grabs-desti-for-smart-predictive-traveling-30331162/feed/0Map Democracy: Telenav bets on the crowd crushing Googlehttp://www.slashgear.com/map-democracy-telenav-bets-on-the-crowd-crushing-google-19329607/
http://www.slashgear.com/map-democracy-telenav-bets-on-the-crowd-crushing-google-19329607/#commentsMon, 19 May 2014 20:47:07 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=329607There’s more than one way to get where you’re going, and there’s more than one app to navigate it, and if Telenav and OpenStreetMap have their way it’ll be the power of the crowd not locked-up, heavily licensed data powering it all. SlashGear caught up with Steve Coast, founder of OpenStreetMap and currently OSM lead at Telenav, to find out … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/map-democracy-telenav-bets-on-the-crowd-crushing-google-19329607/feed/0Telenav Scout switches to OpenStreetMap crowdsourced datahttp://www.slashgear.com/telenav-scout-switches-to-openstreetmap-crowdsourced-data-19329499/
http://www.slashgear.com/telenav-scout-switches-to-openstreetmap-crowdsourced-data-19329499/#commentsMon, 19 May 2014 12:00:28 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=329499Telenav has switched its Scout for iPhone app to OpenStreetMap, planning a similar change for the Android version imminently, and meanwhile rebranding January acquisition Skobbler. The shift - telegraphed with the addition of OpenStreetMap founder Steve Coast to Telenav's team, where he heads up the OSM division - sees Telenav ditch paid mapping data in favor of a crowdsourced alternative. … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/telenav-scout-switches-to-openstreetmap-crowdsourced-data-19329499/feed/0Google’s self-driving cars still need work cutting out the meathttp://www.slashgear.com/googles-self-driving-cars-still-need-work-cutting-out-the-meat-14329013/
http://www.slashgear.com/googles-self-driving-cars-still-need-work-cutting-out-the-meat-14329013/#commentsWed, 14 May 2014 16:18:26 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=329013Google is still actively pursuing self-driving car commercialization, though Sergey Brin's 2017 prediction may not come true as the company continues to develop their safety features and the high-definition mapping they need for successful navigation. Last year, Brin said he envisaged autonomous car tech being on the market within five years, though a new batch of hands-off test-drives suggest that … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/googles-self-driving-cars-still-need-work-cutting-out-the-meat-14329013/feed/2Nokia Connected Car fund pumps cash into high-tech automotivehttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-connected-car-fund-pumps-cash-into-high-tech-automotive-05327632/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-connected-car-fund-pumps-cash-into-high-tech-automotive-05327632/#commentsMon, 05 May 2014 14:32:33 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=327632Nokia will pump $100m into Connected Car technologies, chasing everything from high-tech dashboards that can communicate with smartphones and the cloud, through to self-driving car systems that leverage its HERE brand. The move, managed by Nokia Growth Partners (NGP), will aim to "identify and invest in companies whose innovations will be important for a world of connected and intelligent vehicles," … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-connected-car-fund-pumps-cash-into-high-tech-automotive-05327632/feed/0Nokia HERE Traffic: Inside the team tracking America’s roadshttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-traffic-inside-the-team-tracking-americas-roads-21325850/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-traffic-inside-the-team-tracking-americas-roads-21325850/#commentsMon, 21 Apr 2014 15:33:24 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=325850The fastest route isn't necessarily the shortest, and that's something Nokia's HERE Traffic group has discovered when it comes to tracking congestion across the US road network. Every day the team uses a combination of official reports, highway cameras, and social networks like Twitter to keep services like Nokia HERE Traffic, Bing Maps, and Yahoo! Maps up to date with the latest incidents … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-traffic-inside-the-team-tracking-americas-roads-21325850/feed/2Inside the Nokia HERE HD Maps putting Google on noticehttp://www.slashgear.com/inside-the-nokia-here-hd-maps-putting-google-on-notice-18325742/
http://www.slashgear.com/inside-the-nokia-here-hd-maps-putting-google-on-notice-18325742/#commentsFri, 18 Apr 2014 16:25:42 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=325742Where exactly am I? That’s the question Nokia is facing, not in its position following the Microsoft deal that will see it shed its phone business, but in how it’s constructing the next-generation of mapping data that’s clever enough to give Google Maps sleepless nights. The HERE team calls it an "HD Map" - taking traditional cartography and putting it … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/inside-the-nokia-here-hd-maps-putting-google-on-notice-18325742/feed/1For autonomous cars, driving dumb is keyhttp://www.slashgear.com/for-autonomous-cars-driving-dumb-is-key-16325366/
http://www.slashgear.com/for-autonomous-cars-driving-dumb-is-key-16325366/#commentsWed, 16 Apr 2014 13:00:57 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=325366Self-driving cars may need to show some self-restraint when it comes to their “better than human” reflexes and abilities, the Nokia HERE team working on autonomous vehicle technologies suggests, if their flesh and blood passengers are to accept an AI taking the wheel. HERE calls it Humanized Driving, giving computer-controlled cars similar characteristics to the people they’re replacing so as … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/for-autonomous-cars-driving-dumb-is-key-16325366/feed/8Samsung Galaxy S5 Reviewhttp://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-review-13324920/
http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-review-13324920/#commentsSun, 13 Apr 2014 20:09:05 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=324920Samsung cannot be ignored, and the importance of the Galaxy S5 cannot be overlooked. New bearer of the crown of “best-known Android smartphone” it’s a chance not only for Samsung to make money, but to demonstrate what cleverness it can bake into a flagship device. Samsung’s approach to innovation has been more scattershot than focused, however, and with each generation … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/samsung-galaxy-s5-review-13324920/feed/20Nokia X hits 1m China preordershttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hits-1m-china-preorders-14320668/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hits-1m-china-preorders-14320668/#commentsFri, 14 Mar 2014 14:36:35 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=320668Nokia made no bones about the Nokia X being a play for the emerging smartphone audience, and it seems the Android-forked Windows Phone lookalike is off to a good start in China at least. Preorders for the Nokia X in China have already reached one million units, the company announced via its Weibo account, despite only having been on sale … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hits-1m-china-preorders-14320668/feed/5iOS 8 Apple Maps revamp tippedhttp://www.slashgear.com/ios-8-apple-maps-revamp-tipped-11320282/
http://www.slashgear.com/ios-8-apple-maps-revamp-tipped-11320282/#commentsTue, 11 Mar 2014 17:16:34 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=320282Apple will significantly refresh Apple Maps in iOS 8, insiders claim, adding features like public transit navigation and even augmented reality for nearby points-of-interest. The significant update, which could arrive as soon as this year potentially alongside the much-anticipated iPhone 6, would address some of the lingering weaknesses in Apple's home-grown mapping app compared to rivals like Google Maps and … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/ios-8-apple-maps-revamp-tipped-11320282/feed/2Yahoo Maps gets indoor mapping from Nokia HEREhttp://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-maps-gets-indoor-mapping-from-nokia-here-06319721/
http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-maps-gets-indoor-mapping-from-nokia-here-06319721/#commentsThu, 06 Mar 2014 16:21:34 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=319721Yahoo! Maps has added indoor venue mapping, raising its challenge to Google Maps by including internal navigation for more than 75,000 buildings worldwide. The new feature, provided by Nokia's HERE platform, takes mapping indoors in places like shopping centers, even across multiple levels. It's not just a simple floor plan, either, with HERE providing details of store locations, restaurants, and … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/yahoo-maps-gets-indoor-mapping-from-nokia-here-06319721/feed/0Nokia X hero apps: “hundreds of top brands” briefed in advancehttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hero-apps-hundreds-of-top-brands-briefed-in-advance-01319074/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hero-apps-hundreds-of-top-brands-briefed-in-advance-01319074/#commentsSat, 01 Mar 2014 15:05:19 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=319074There are quite a few top-level apps ready for Nokia X as it heads to launch just one week after it was introduced to the world at Mobile World Congress 2014. Speaking with Nokia VP of Developer Relations Amit Patel, it was made clear that Nokia X wasn’t just any average smartphone launch. This device had Nokia speaking with hundreds … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hero-apps-hundreds-of-top-brands-briefed-in-advance-01319074/feed/7MWC 2014 wrap-up: Phones, Wearables and Morehttp://www.slashgear.com/mwc-2014-wrap-up-phones-wearables-and-more-28318956/
http://www.slashgear.com/mwc-2014-wrap-up-phones-wearables-and-more-28318956/#commentsFri, 28 Feb 2014 18:25:34 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=318956This year for Mobile World Congress was a rebirth of sorts, owing largely to the restructuring of Samsung’s release schedule, Sony’s continued success with their Z series, Nokia’s push of Android, and the next big wave of wearables. We’ve also seen brands like Lenovo and HTC push hard with devices that aren’t aimed directly at the top tier. This is … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mwc-2014-wrap-up-phones-wearables-and-more-28318956/feed/2SlashGear Morning Wrap-up 2/28/14: Obama Iron Man, Mt Gox, GTA onlinehttp://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-22814-obama-iron-man-mt-gox-gta-online-28318944/
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-22814-obama-iron-man-mt-gox-gta-online-28318944/#commentsFri, 28 Feb 2014 15:53:22 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=318944We’re coming down off the Mobile World Congress 2014 high to find that things aren’t so fantastic here in the real world. Specifically we’re referring to the Mt. Gox bankruptcy, this not boding especially well for those working with Bitcoin. Meanwhile things are looking up for California drivers, as they may soon be allowed to look at map apps while … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-22814-obama-iron-man-mt-gox-gta-online-28318944/feed/0Nokia HERE Maps for Windows 8.1 and RT releasedhttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-for-windows-8-1-and-rt-released-24318308/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-for-windows-8-1-and-rt-released-24318308/#commentsMon, 24 Feb 2014 16:47:59 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=318308Nokia HERE Maps for Windows 8.1 has arrived for download in the Windows Store, bringing the mapping and navigation app to any Windows tablet, notebook, or PC running Microsoft's latest OS version. The software, the broad arrival of which had been heralded late last week, includes 3D city guidance, offline maps support, and public transportation details. HERE Maps had already … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-for-windows-8-1-and-rt-released-24318308/feed/11Nokia X hands-onhttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hands-on-24317995/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hands-on-24317995/#commentsMon, 24 Feb 2014 08:39:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=317995In many ways, the Nokia X is the Finnish smartphone we've been waiting for. Eye-catching design, a ridiculously competitive price, and running Android, it's hard not to see it as a reaction in the opposite direction to Windows Phone, for all that Nokia's team responsible argues that the two are well-paired bedfellows. Freshly unveiled at MWC 2014, we've grabbed some … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-hands-on-24317995/feed/6Nokia X official: Android for the sub-Lumia masseshttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-official-android-for-the-sub-lumia-masses-24318040/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-official-android-for-the-sub-lumia-masses-24318040/#commentsMon, 24 Feb 2014 08:15:52 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=318040The rumors are true: Nokia has an Android phone, and it's the Nokia X. Intended to sit in-between Lumia and Asha Touch, the Nokia X is the first of a family of Android-powered handsets to be rolled out over 2014, working as an affordable onramp to Windows Phone. Delivering the sort of eye-catching, colorful style as Nokia's Lumia, only priced … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-x-official-android-for-the-sub-lumia-masses-24318040/feed/8Microsoft, Nokia & Android: The Oddest of Bedfellowshttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-nokia-android-the-oddest-of-bedfellows-24318055/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-nokia-android-the-oddest-of-bedfellows-24318055/#commentsMon, 24 Feb 2014 08:15:41 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=318055There's no small amount of irony in Microsoft, locked in a fierce battle to claw smartphone market share from Google, buying Nokia and getting a brand new Android handset in the bargain. The Nokia X - in fact the first of a family of Android-based devices - is slipping out to market just ahead of Microsoft's acquisition closing, but you … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-nokia-android-the-oddest-of-bedfellows-24318055/feed/9Nokia Asha 230 and Nokia 220 push OneDrive to next billionhttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-asha-230-and-nokia-220-push-onedrive-to-next-billion-24318002/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-asha-230-and-nokia-220-push-onedrive-to-next-billion-24318002/#commentsMon, 24 Feb 2014 08:15:11 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=318002Nokia keeps hacking away at the so-called next billion mobile users, and now the Finnish company wants to get them hooked up to the cloud with the new Asha 230 and Nokia 220. Fresh to MWC 2014, the Asha 230 brings features familiar from the existing Asha touchscreen line to an even lower point of entry, price-wise, while the Nokia … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-asha-230-and-nokia-220-push-onedrive-to-next-billion-24318002/feed/0Nokia HERE Maps for Windows 8.1 release imminenthttp://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-for-windows-8-1-release-imminent-21317717/
http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-for-windows-8-1-release-imminent-21317717/#commentsFri, 21 Feb 2014 16:28:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=317717Nokia HERE Maps for Windows 8.1 will soon be available for all Windows 8.1 devices, the Finnish firm has confirmed, having previously been an exclusive for Nokia's own Lumia 2520 tablet. The app - which will be supported across desktop, notebook, and tablet form-factors - will be a free download, and support 3D mapping, turn-by-turn navigation, and downloads of maps … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/nokia-here-maps-for-windows-8-1-release-imminent-21317717/feed/0